Abandonment, Dumping and Disposal of Waste in Streets and Public Places or Areas (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 (L.N. 283 of 2011)

B 3669VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA A.L. 283 ta’ l-2011 ATT DWAR L-AMBJENT U L-IPPJANAR TAL-IŻVILUPP (KAP. 504) Regolamenti ta’ l-2011 li Jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Abbandun, ir-Rimi u t-Tneħħija ta’ Skart fit-Toroq u f’Postijiet jew Żoni Pubbliċi BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-artikolu 61 tal Att dwar l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar tal-Iżvilupp, il-Prim Ministru b’konsultazzjoni mal-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar kif ukoll mal-Ministru responsabbli mir-Riżorsi u l-Affarijiet Rurali, għamlu dawn ir-regolamenti li ġejjin: 1. It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu Regolamenti ta’ l-2011 li Jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Abbandun, ir-Rimi u t-Tneħħija ta’ Skart fit-Toroq u f’Postijiet jew Żoni Pubbliċi, u għandhom jinqraw u jiftiehmu ħaġa waħda mar-Regolamenti ta’ l-2005 dwar l-Abbandun, ir-Rimi u t-Tneħħija ta’ Skart fit-Toroq u f’Postijiet jew Żoni Pubbliċi hawn iżjed ’il quddiem imsejħa “ir regolamenti prinċipali”. 2. Ir-regolament 2 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jiġi emendat kif ġej: (a) minnufih wara t-tifsira “lokalità”, għandha tidħol din it-tifsira li ġejja: “ “materjal pubbliċitarju” tfisser kull tip ta’ mezz stampat, materjal ta’ reklamar prodott eletronikament għal skop ta’ promozzjoni biex jiġi promoss jew reklamat avveniment li jinkludi kull tip ta’ kartellun jew volantin;”; (b) minnufih wara t-tifsira “il-Ministru” għandhom jidħlu dawn it-tifsiriet li ġejjin: “ “organizzatur” tfisser persuna jew entità responsabbli għall-organizzazzjoni tal-avveniment jew promozzjoni li jkun qiegħed jiġi reklamat u jkun jinkludi l-promotur ta’ dak l-avveniment; Titolu. A.L. 344 ta’ l-2005. Jemenda r-regolament 2 tar-regolamenti prinċipali. Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,778, 15 ta’ Lulju, 2011 Taqsima B B 3670 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA “post” tfisser l-entità responsabbli mill-post fejn l-avveniment reklamat fil-materjal ta’ reklamar ikun se jsir;”; (ċ) fit-tifsira “proprjetà privata” minflok il-kelma “tinkludi” għandhom jidħlu l-kliem “tfisser kull proprjetà privata u tinkludi iżda mhux limitatament għall-ħitan tal madwar,”; (d) minnufih wara t-tifsira “proprjetà privata” għandha tidħol din it-tifsira ġdida li ġejja: “ “proprjetà pubblika” tinkludi iżda mhux limitata għall-bini, ħitan, reċinti, swar, arbli tad-dawl jew tal elettriku, bus stop, traffic lights, sinjali tat-traffiku, siġar, reċipjenti tal-iskart, bankijiet u monumenti;”; (e) minnufih wara t-tifsira “Qorti” għandha tidħol din it-tifsira ġdida li ġejja: “ “stampatur” tfisser il-persuna jew entità mqabbda mill-organizzatur biex jistampa l-materjal ta’ reklamar;”. 3. Minnufih wara r-regolament 9 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandhom jidħlu dawn ir-regolamenti ġodda: 9A. L-ebda persuna m’għandha twaħħal bl-ebda nmod xi materjal pubbliċitarju fuq proprjetà privata jew pubblika: Iżda, id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan ir-regolament ma għandhomx japplikaw għal: (a) materjal ta’ reklamar imwaħħal fi proprjetà privata anki jekk dak il-materjal jista’ jkun viżibbli minn post pubbliku; (b) materjal pubbliċitarju imwaħħal ma’ proprjetà privata bil-kunsens bil-miktub tas-sid. 9B. (1) L-organizzatur għandu jiżgura li kull materjal pubbliċitarju prodott u mqassam fir-rigward ta’ avveniment għandu jinkludi l-isem u dettalji fejn jista’ jiġi milħuq l-organizzatur, il-post u l-istampatur. Iżid regolamenti 9A, 9B u 9Ċ mar regolamenti prinċipali. “Projbizzjoni minn twaħħil ta’ materjal pubbliċitarju. Responsab bilitajiet tal organizzatur tal avveniment. B 3671VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA (2) L-organizzatur għandu jiżgura li l-ebda skart ma jkun iġġenerat bħala riżultat tal-materjal ta’ reklamar prodott u distribwit fir-rigward ta’ xi avveniment li jkun qiegħed jiġi organizzat. (3) L-organizzatur għandu jiżgura li l-ebda dannu ma jiġi kawżat lill-faċilitajiet u l-inħawi fejn il-materjal ta’ reklamar huwa prodott u mqassam fir rigward tal-avveniment li jkun qiegħed jiġi organizzat. 9Ċ. Is-sid tal-post għandu jipprovdi, fuq talba tal-awtorità kompetenti, l-isem u d-dettalji fejn l-organiżżatur tal-avveniment jista’ jiġi milħuq fir rigward tal-materjal ta’ reklamar li kien prodott u mqassam.”. 4. Fis-subregolament (2) tar-regolament 10 tar-regolamenti prinċipali, wara l-kliem “jinsabu fir-regolament 9,” għandhom jiżdiedu l-kliem “9A, 9B, 9C”. Informazzjoni li għandha tiġi mogħtija mis sid tal-post. Jemenda r-regolament 10 tar-regolamenti prinċipali. B 3672 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA L.N. 283 of 2011 ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT (CAP. 504) Abandonment, Dumping and Disposal of Waste in Streets and Public Places or Areas (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 61 of the Environment and Development Planning Act, the Prime Minister, in consultation with the Malta Environment and Planning Authority and with the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs, has made the following regulations: 1. The title of these regulations is the Abandonment, Dumping and Disposal of Waste in Streets and Public Places or Areas (Amendment) Regulations, 2011, and they shall be read and construed as one with the Abandonment, Dumping and Disposal of Waste in Streets and Public Places or Areas Regulations, 2005, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”. 2. Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended as follows: (a) immediately after the definition “the Act”, there shall be added the following new definition: “ “advertising material” means any means of printed, electronically written advertising material intended for promotion purposes to advertise or promote an event and shall include all forms of posters or flyers;”; (b) immediately after the definition “officer”, there shall be added the following new definitions: “ “organiser” means the person or entity responsible for the organisation of the event or promotion being advertised and shall include the promoter of such event; “printer” means the person or entity engaged by the organiser to undertake the printing of the advertising material;”; (c) in the definition “private property” for the words Citation. L.N. 344 of 2005. Amends regulation 2 of the principal regulations. B 3673VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA “includes a” there shall be substituted the words “means any private property and includes but is not limited to boundary walls,”; (d) immediately after the definition “public place” there shall be added the following new definition: “ “public property” includes but is not limited to buildings, walls, fences, bastions, electricity or light poles, bus stops, traffic lights, directional poles, trees, dustbins, benches, monuments;”; (e) immediately after the definition “time reasonably approximate”, there shall be added the following new definition: “ “venue” means the entity responsible for the venue wherein the event being advertised in the advertising material is being held.”. 3. Immediately after regulation 9 of the principal regulations there shall be added the following new regulations: 9A. No person shall affix through any means whatsoever any advertising material on any public or private property: Provided that the provisions of this regulation shall not apply to: (a) advertising material affixed inside private property even though such material may be visible from a public place; (b) advertising material affixed to private property with the written consent of the owner. 9B. (1) The organiser shall ensure that any advertising material produced and distributed in respect of an event shall include the name and contact details of the organiser, the venue and the printer. (2) The organiser shall ensure that no litter is generated as a result of the advertising material Adds regulations 9A, 9B and 9C to the principal regulations. “Prohibition from affixing advertising material. Responsibi lities of the organiser of the event. B 3674 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA produced and distributed in respect of an event being organised. (3) The organiser shall ensure that no damage is caused to amenities and surroundings wherein the advertising material is produced and distributed in respect of the event being organised. 9C. The owner of the venue shall provide, upon request by the competent authority, the name and contact details of the organiser of the event in respect of which the advertising material was produced and distributed.”. 4. In sub-regulation (2) of regulation 10 of the principal regulations, immediately after the words “contained in regulation 9,” there shall be added the words “ 9A, 9B, 9C”. Information to be provided by the owner of the venue. Amends regulation 10 of the principal regulations. Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta riċiklata — Printed at the Government Printing Press on recycled paper Prezz/Price €0.27